Obituaries

Randy Mcclanahan

Aug 19, 2023

Salemburg

Mr. Randy McClanahan, 63 of Salemburg went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro.

No services will be held.

He was a native of Arlington, Virginia and the son of the late Ronald Lee and Edith Warren Spell McClanahan.

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Milton Keith Bullard

Aug 17, 2023

North Myrtle, SC

Mr. Milton Keith Bullard, 73 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Pleasant Union Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Bullard was a native of Sampson County, the son of Alton and Ottie...

Virginia Lou (Currie) Simpson

Aug 15, 2023

Fayetteville

Virginia Currie Simpson, 76, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Ginny, as she was best known, was an honorable mother and wife to her family and had the distinction of being a homemaker to the ones she loved. Ginny was a faithful member...

Ret. Chief Petty Officer James Earlon Todd

Aug 14, 2023

Stedman

Retired Chief Petty Officer James Earlon Todd, 75 went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 14, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Fayetteville.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Dennis Pollock.  The family will receive friends...

Elbert Ng Morgan

Aug 9, 2023

Hope Mills

Elbert NG Morgan, 85 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 09, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Pastor Eddie Wood.  Burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial...

William "Lefty" Love Hughes

Aug 8, 2023

Stedman

Mr. William “Lefty” Love Hughes, 92 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Louis Pender.  Burial will follow at Love...

Genelenior Gray (West) Fann

Aug 7, 2023

Roseboro

Mrs. Genelenior Gray (West) Fann, 82 went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 7, 2023 at Southwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 11, 2023 at White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Andy Wood officiating.

Mrs. Fann was...

Lucy Frances (Hales) Lewis

Aug 5, 2023

Autryville

Lucy Frances Hales Lewis passed away on August 5, 2023. Frances was born on October 17, 1934, to her beloved parents, Ola Matthews Hales and Henry Paul Hales. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James E. "Bud" Lewis, her brother Augustus "Buck" Hales, and her sister Joyce Ann Hales.

Frances...

Betty Mae (Horne) Naylor

Aug 5, 2023

Stedman

Ms. Betty Mae (Horne) Naylor, 76 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 05, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center with her family by her side.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Stedman Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiating will be Rev. Michael...

Karen (Ezzell) Gunter

Aug 4, 2023

Evington, VA

Ms. Karen (Ezzell) Gunter, 64 went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 4, 2023 at her home in Evington, Virginia.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Reverend Bryan Owens officiating. The family will receive friends...

Clara Dean (Wrench) Honeycutt

Aug 4, 2023

Autryville

Mrs. Clara Dean Honeycutt, 85 of Autryville went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 4, 2023 at the Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Baptist Chapel Church with Rev. Alan Roberts officiating.  Burial will follow in the...

Craig "Fish" Faircloth

Aug 2, 2023

Fayetteville

Craig “Fish” Faircloth, 61 passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, August 6, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Apostle Virges Pearson, Sr., Pastor Nattlie McArthur and Bishop Claxton Royal.   Burial will follow at...

Robert Earl Cooper

Jul 30, 2023

Fayetteville

Mr. Robert Earl Cooper, 89 passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, August 4, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.

Graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 5, 2023 at...

Gertrell (Pope) Hudson

Jul 29, 2023

Salemburg

Gertrell Pope Hudson, 91 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.

Funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Salemburg Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Drew Bolin and Rev. Jimmy Suggs.  Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial...

John Thomas Beasley

Jul 26, 2023

Fayetteville

John Thomas Beasley, 78 passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Chris Humphries.

The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM...

Lawrence Arthur Lucas, Jr.

Jul 25, 2023

Eastover

Lawrence Arthur Lucas, Jr., 74 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence...

Phyllis Darlene (Davis) Kessler

Jul 25, 2023

Bladenboro

Phyllis Darlene (Davis) Kessler, 67 passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at her home.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Willie Dalton Davis and Norma Esther Ward Davis; daughter, Poppy Michelle Fowler; and a son, Danny Maurice Bradford.

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Loretta Karr (Spell) Faircloth

Jul 25, 2023

Fayetteville

Mrs. Loretta Karr (Spell) Faircloth, 71 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Andy Wood and Rev. Larry McCarty....

Robert Earl Criscoe

Jul 25, 2023

Fayetteville

Robert Earl Criscoe, 84 passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, July 28, 2023 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Pastor Gary Horne.  Burial with military honors will follow at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery...

Hettie Mae (Davis) Bullard

Jul 19, 2023

Wilmington

Mrs. Hettie Mae Davis Bullard, 82 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at home surrounded by the lights of her life, her children and grandchildren.

The celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 PM Monday, July 24, 2023, at Village Baptist Church, 906 S. McPherson Church Road,...